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Message: <blockquote data-quote="graves3141" data-source="post: 6578203" data-attributes="member: 84351">The 2nd and 3rd edition versions of the Realms are probably the best.  Both give a bit more information on the Dalelands than the other regions of Faerun with the idea of having you start there, but you can, of course, choose to start your game somewhere besides Shadowdale.I've always liked Cormyr and recommend that area as a good starting point.  It's a bit like medieval France but with good rulers and no Versailles <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  Any small village in Cormyr would be a good place to start a campaign or you could begin your game in a big city in Cormyr like Suzail if you prefer a city-based beginning.Some people liked the 4E Realms... I was not one of them.  The radical changes they made to the world went too far, continents coming back out of nowhere and new races appearing, etc... I thought the Time of Troubles was a lot of change but it was nothing compared to what happened to the setting in 4E.  The 3E Realms book is beautiful with fantastic graphic design and packed full of useful information that is fun to read... the book is one of my favorites from the entire 3E era.  The 2E Realms boxed set is good too but maybe a little harder to find in decent shape if you're looking for a physical copy... you could always buy the pdf version (it has clean, white pages that are easy on the eyes).  I like the 2E Realms boxed set almost as much as the 3E Realms book.  Both are excellent resources.Anyway, good luck with your game <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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